How to transfer Minecraft to another drive on Windows 10

You want to transfer Minecraft game to a new drive without losing any data in the box world that you have lost a lot of construction work. This is an easy way!

Large-sized and popular games will usually be installed on extra drives, i.e., not on the drive containing the operating system (drive C). This is to prevent the game from taking up too much space on the C drive, causing it to overfill and make the computer run at a crawling speed.

For example, with games on Steam, you can easily install them on other drives of your choice. This is extremely useful if you are using both an SSD and a hard drive on the system and want to get the most out of it.

Users can also install Minecraft from the Microsoft Store, but they will install directly to drive C by default. If you've installed the Minecraft game from the Microsoft Store and want to transfer it to another drive, this is entirely possible and the procedure is very easy.

How to transfer Minecraft games to another drive on Windows 10

  1. Open Setting and go to Apps , wait for the list of installed applications to load.
  2. Scroll down and find the Minecraft game in the list. Click on it, you will see the Move button .
  3. Click the Move button , a small menu will open. Here, you can choose the drive you want to transfer Minecraft to. Of course, the current drive that Minecraft is being installed won't show. Select the drive and click Move .

How to transfer Minecraft to another drive on Windows 10
Select a new drive to transfer Minecraft to

The process of moving Minecraft installation files will not take much time. If the game is open, you should turn it off before moving, otherwise the game will be closed for the migration to complete.

After moving the Minecraft game or any UWP application to a drive other than your Windows drive, the WindowsApps folder will be created in the drive you moved to. Users will not be able to access the contents of this directory without admin rights. You will even have to change the ownership of the folder from its Properties.

How to transfer Minecraft to another drive on Windows 10
The migration process is fast and preserves all your data

Rest assured, you will still play the normal Minecraft game when you move it to another drive. This move will not delete the folders that the application created in the App Data folder . If needed, you can move the game back to drive C or any other drive. This process is performed similarly as above. When clicking the Move button , the menu will list drive C and other drives for users to choose to move to.

Note that this feature only works with UWP applications. If you have installed the Java version of Minecraft, you will not be able to move it to a new drive from the Settings app . Users will have to use the software to assist or uninstall applications and reinstall. Then, choose to install on the drive you want.

It's easy to move the blocky world you've created to a new location without losing anything!

(*) UWP (Universal Windows Platform) application is software that can be used on all Microsoft Windows devices, including personal computers (PC), tablets, smartphones, Xbox One , Microsoft HoloLens, and Internet of Things. UWP applications are mainly purchased and downloaded through the Windows Store.

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